diff --git a/core/parser/parser-docs.factor b/core/parser/parser-docs.factor
index 23363c30ad..b69985fb1d 100755
--- a/core/parser/parser-docs.factor
+++ b/core/parser/parser-docs.factor
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ ARTICLE: "vocabulary-search-errors" "Word lookup errors"
 ARTICLE: "vocabulary-search" "Vocabulary search path"
 "When the parser reads a token, it attempts to look up a word named by that token. The lookup is performed by searching each vocabulary in the search path, in order."
 $nl
-"For a source file the vocabulary search path starts off with two vocabularies:"
-{ $code "syntax\nscratchpad" }
-"The " { $vocab-link "syntax" } " vocabulary consists of a set of parsing words for reading Factor data and defining new words. The " { $vocab-link "scratchpad" } " vocabulary is the default vocabulary for new word definitions."
+"For a source file the vocabulary search path starts off with one vocabulary:"
+{ $code "syntax" }
+"The " { $vocab-link "syntax" } " vocabulary consists of a set of parsing words for reading Factor data and defining new words."
+$nl
+"In the listener, the " { $vocab-link "scratchpad" } " is the default vocabulary for new word definitions. However, when loading source files, there is no default vocabulary. Defining words before declaring a vocabulary with " { $link POSTPONE: IN: } " results in an error."
 $nl
 "At the interactive listener, the default search path contains many more vocabularies. Details on the default search path and parser invocation are found in " { $link "parser" } "."
 $nl
@@ -294,6 +296,10 @@ HELP: use
 HELP: in
 { $var-description "A variable holding the name of the current vocabulary for new definitions." } ;
 
+HELP: current-vocab
+{ $values { "str" "a vocabulary" } }
+{ $description "Returns the vocabulary stored in the " { $link in } " symbol. Throws an error if the current vocabulary is " { $link f } "." } ;
+
 HELP: (use+)
 { $values { "vocab" "an assoc mapping strings to words" } }
 { $description "Adds an assoc at the front of the search path." }
@@ -323,7 +329,7 @@ HELP: set-in
 $parsing-note ;
 
 HELP: create-in
-{ $values { "string" "a word name" } { "word" "a new word" } }
+{ $values { "str" "a word name" } { "word" "a new word" } }
 { $description "Creates a word in the current vocabulary. Until re-defined, the word throws an error when invoked." }
 $parsing-note ;
 
@@ -451,7 +457,7 @@ HELP: bootstrap-syntax
 
 HELP: with-file-vocabs
 { $values { "quot" quotation } }
-{ $description "Calls the quotation in a scope with the initial the vocabulary search path for parsing a file. This consists of the " { $snippet "syntax" } " vocabulary together with the " { $snippet "scratchpad" } " vocabulary." } ;
+{ $description "Calls the quotation in a scope with the initial the vocabulary search path for parsing a file. This consists of just the " { $snippet "syntax" } " vocabulary." } ;
 
 HELP: parse-fresh
 { $values { "lines" "a sequence of strings" } { "quot" quotation } }
diff --git a/core/parser/parser-tests.factor b/core/parser/parser-tests.factor
index ab193e1c02..20d51f3461 100755
--- a/core/parser/parser-tests.factor
+++ b/core/parser/parser-tests.factor
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ io.streams.string namespaces classes effects source-files
 assocs sequences strings io.files definitions continuations
 sorting classes.tuple compiler.units debugger vocabs
 vocabs.loader accessors ;
+
 IN: parser.tests
 
 [
@@ -429,3 +430,5 @@ must-fail-with
 [
     "USE: this-better-not-exist" eval
 ] must-fail
+
+[ ": foo ;" eval ] [ error>> no-current-vocab? ] must-fail-with
diff --git a/core/parser/parser.factor b/core/parser/parser.factor
index 7639ebaa69..961fa89d8f 100755
--- a/core/parser/parser.factor
+++ b/core/parser/parser.factor
@@ -233,8 +233,16 @@ PREDICATE: unexpected-eof < unexpected
 : parse-tokens ( end -- seq )
     100 <vector> swap (parse-tokens) >array ;
 
-: create-in ( string -- word )
-    in get create dup set-word dup save-location ;
+ERROR: no-current-vocab ;
+
+M: no-current-vocab summary ( obj -- )
+    drop "Current vocabulary is f, use IN:" ;
+
+: current-vocab ( -- str )
+    in get [ no-current-vocab ] unless* ;
+
+: create-in ( str -- word )
+    current-vocab create dup set-word dup save-location ;
 
 : CREATE ( -- word ) scan create-in ;
 
@@ -243,7 +251,7 @@ PREDICATE: unexpected-eof < unexpected
 : CREATE-WORD ( -- word ) CREATE dup reset-generic ;
 
 : create-class-in ( word -- word )
-    in get create
+    current-vocab create
     dup save-class-location
     dup predicate-word dup set-word save-location ;
 
@@ -440,8 +448,7 @@ SYMBOL: bootstrap-syntax
 
 : with-file-vocabs ( quot -- )
     [
-        "scratchpad" in set
-        { "syntax" "scratchpad" } set-use
+        f in set { "syntax" } set-use
         bootstrap-syntax get [ use get push ] when*
         call
     ] with-scope ; inline
diff --git a/extra/io/mmap/mmap-tests.factor b/extra/io/mmap/mmap-tests.factor
index a00f7cd92b..da3ed38688 100755
--- a/extra/io/mmap/mmap-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/io/mmap/mmap-tests.factor
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ USING: io io.mmap io.files kernel tools.test continuations
 sequences io.encodings.ascii accessors ;
 IN: io.mmap.tests
 
-[ "mmap-test-file.txt" resource-path delete-file ] ignore-errors
-[ ] [ "12345" "mmap-test-file.txt" resource-path ascii set-file-contents ] unit-test
-[ ] [ "mmap-test-file.txt" resource-path dup file-info size>> [ CHAR: 2 0 pick set-nth drop ] with-mapped-file ] unit-test
-[ 5 ] [ "mmap-test-file.txt" resource-path dup file-info size>> [ length ] with-mapped-file ] unit-test
-[ "22345" ] [ "mmap-test-file.txt" resource-path ascii file-contents ] unit-test
-[ "mmap-test-file.txt" resource-path delete-file ] ignore-errors
+[ "resource:mmap-test-file.txt" delete-file ] ignore-errors
+[ ] [ "12345" "resource:mmap-test-file.txt" ascii set-file-contents ] unit-test
+[ ] [ "resource:mmap-test-file.txt" dup file-info size>> [ CHAR: 2 0 pick set-nth drop ] with-mapped-file ] unit-test
+[ 5 ] [ "resource:mmap-test-file.txt" dup file-info size>> [ length ] with-mapped-file ] unit-test
+[ "22345" ] [ "resource:mmap-test-file.txt" ascii file-contents ] unit-test
+[ "resource:mmap-test-file.txt" delete-file ] ignore-errors
+
+
diff --git a/extra/io/mmap/mmap.factor b/extra/io/mmap/mmap.factor
index 59246115cf..a07443783c 100755
--- a/extra/io/mmap/mmap.factor
+++ b/extra/io/mmap/mmap.factor
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ M: mapped-file set-nth-unsafe
 
 INSTANCE: mapped-file sequence
 
-HOOK: <mapped-file> io-backend ( path length -- mmap )
+HOOK: (mapped-file) io-backend ( path length -- mmap )
+
+: <mapped-file> ( path length -- mmap )
+    >r normalize-path r> (mapped-file) ;
 
 HOOK: close-mapped-file io-backend ( mmap -- )
 
diff --git a/extra/io/unix/mmap/mmap.factor b/extra/io/unix/mmap/mmap.factor
index 2815a49cd3..ada1f94d87 100755
--- a/extra/io/unix/mmap/mmap.factor
+++ b/extra/io/unix/mmap/mmap.factor
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ IN: io.unix.mmap
     >r f -roll r> open-r/w [ 0 mmap ] keep
     over MAP_FAILED = [ close (io-error) ] when ;
 
-M: unix <mapped-file> ( path length -- obj )
+M: unix (mapped-file) ( path length -- obj )
     swap >r
     dup PROT_READ PROT_WRITE bitor MAP_FILE MAP_SHARED bitor
     r> mmap-open f mapped-file boa ;
diff --git a/extra/io/windows/mmap/mmap.factor b/extra/io/windows/mmap/mmap.factor
index 0164ed1697..dc29405b12 100755
--- a/extra/io/windows/mmap/mmap.factor
+++ b/extra/io/windows/mmap/mmap.factor
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ M: wince with-privileges
         dup close-later
     ] with-privileges ;
     
-M: windows <mapped-file> ( path length -- mmap )
+M: windows (mapped-file) ( path length -- mmap )
     [
         swap
         GENERIC_WRITE GENERIC_READ bitor
diff --git a/extra/io/windows/nt/monitors/monitors.factor b/extra/io/windows/nt/monitors/monitors.factor
index 4c2277acb9..2397d207b9 100755
--- a/extra/io/windows/nt/monitors/monitors.factor
+++ b/extra/io/windows/nt/monitors/monitors.factor
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ TUPLE: win32-monitor < monitor port ;
 
 M:: winnt (monitor) ( path recursive? mailbox -- monitor )
     [
-        path mailbox win32-monitor new-monitor
+        path normalize-path mailbox win32-monitor new-monitor
             path open-directory \ win32-monitor-port <buffered-port>
                 recursive? >>recursive
             >>port
diff --git a/extra/math/miller-rabin/miller-rabin.factor b/extra/math/miller-rabin/miller-rabin.factor
index 7835277b9b..a1f90d74c9 100755
--- a/extra/math/miller-rabin/miller-rabin.factor
+++ b/extra/math/miller-rabin/miller-rabin.factor
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-USING: combinators combinators.lib io locals kernel math
+eSING: combinators combinators.lib io locals kernel math
 math.functions math.ranges namespaces random sequences
 hashtables sets ;
 IN: math.miller-rabin
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ TUPLE: miller-rabin-bounds ;
 : find-relative-prime ( n -- p )
     dup random find-relative-prime* ;
 
+ERROR: too-few-primes ;
+
 : unique-primes ( numbits n -- seq )
     #! generate two primes
-    over 5 < [ "not enough primes below 5 bits" throw ] when
+    over 5 < [ too-few-primes ] when
     [ [ drop random-prime ] with map ] [ all-unique? ] generate ;
diff --git a/extra/smtp/smtp.factor b/extra/smtp/smtp.factor
index d565117e5f..4d548738d2 100755
--- a/extra/smtp/smtp.factor
+++ b/extra/smtp/smtp.factor
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ M: email clone
         "-" %
         millis #
         "@" %
-        smtp-domain get %
+        smtp-domain get [ host-name ] unless* %
         ">" %
     ] "" make ;